Comments on: California Supremes Say Private Schools Can Kick Out Naughty Lesbian School Girls

By: obey wan

obey wan — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:54:52 +0000

I wonder if they expel any guys or girls for sexual conduct and/or pictures on myspace. I imagine the punishment would be similar if a guy or girl exposed themselves on myspace.

By: Oscar

Oscar — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:52:41 +0000

Those this ruling means that schools that do not get public funding can descriminate against blacks and jews also.Oh,I hope so.Finally getting things to where they are supposed to be NORMALLY.

By: Stef

Stef — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:15:52 +0000

What I don’t understand is, if they are basing it on the “religious” bit, would they not allow Jews/Muslims or girls who are openly sexually active to be part of their classes?

When I was younger I went to a private Catholic grammar school (scarred for life, you have no idea). We had 2 Jewish kids in our class. They obviously didn’t participate in the religious things, and I believe were put into a different class during our “religion class” time.

They went to the school because the public schools in the towns surrounding my own town were BRUTAL. As much as I hated the school, I can’t lie and say it wasn’t a good perk education wise.

I just wonder how people would eact if a child was turned away from a school because they were JEWISH not Cathlic, because they were openly sexually active, etc. Would there be as little pissed-offness?

By: The Lesbian Mafia

The Lesbian Mafia — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:45:04 +0000

We love you, Queerty.

By: Carsen Tyler

Carsen Tyler — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:57:23 +0000

Hahaha, if the high school I went to decided to kick out all the girls who ever showed homosexual behavior, you would have no one but stuck up bitches who have been devoted to the same guy since the seventh grade. Man everyone in my school at least dabbled in acting out on girl crushes. Then again my school was the eccentric all girl school.

By: jason

jason — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:53:37 +0000

Does this private school receive any public funding? One needs to know.

By: RainaWeather

RainaWeather — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:24:15 +0000

Private school, case closed

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:11:11 +0000

I actually think that the court did the right thing in this situation. While I do not agree that church’s or private institutions should discriminate, they should also not be forced to do something against their beliefs.

When we were fighting to get prop 8 to fail, one of the biggest draws on the pro-8 side was the belief that if us gays were allowed to get married then churches would be forced to marry us.

Even though I do not agree that the girls should have been kicked out, I feel that the school should have every right to do so, as long as they receive no money from the government.

We should not force private, religious institutions to have to compromise their beliefs.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:27:36 +0000

My friend was just expelled for coming out of the closet. He did nothing wrong; he was actually 5th in a class of 200. But still, being gay makes you soooo horrible that any academic ability or character qualities just COULDN’T make up for that.

damn this world.

By: J

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:08:06 +0000

@read it: This thread ended with you, good sir. Little else to say, really.

By: sal

sal — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:19:26 +0000

@read it: amenz

By: read it

read it — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:29:34 +0000

I read that case early this year and although I personally find it ridiculous to have expelled the girls for homosexual conduct, the court’s logic was sound under the Unruh Act and previous case law on this issue. The issue became whether the school constituted a business establishment under that particular act and using the factors test established by case law, it did not. Since it was not considered a business establishment, the discrimination prohibition statute did not apply and the school did not violate any law regarding the expulsion.

Given the current laws, the case was decided correctly in the CA supreme court. But I would argue that no one, especially schools, should be allowed to discriminate, regardless of whether they are a business establishment. Why should we limit protections to such narrow situations? This is what needs to be settled in the future as CA becomes more gay friendly.